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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5171768" data-attributes="member: 52734">I tend to do a lot of Ravenloft-related stuff, so I've done all sorts of creepy things to players over the years.This one is the description for the main portion of a church-turned-sanatarium-overrun-by-evil that I used in my last campaign.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This huge, two storied chamber was obviously once the main cathedral.&nbsp; Towering columns, eight in all, hold up the massive ceiling.&nbsp; The second-story glass windows have been bricked over, but the glass is intact, and hellish light shines down from them.&nbsp; The glass images are twisted into acts of cruelty, as demon-faced angels behead, torture and otherwise ravage supplicant figures in each of the images.&nbsp; &nbsp; The framework of a torn-down second-story balcony can still be seen, as several ropes hang down from the rafters – some of the ropes still wrapped around the flayed bodies of humans whose gore drips onto the floor beneath you.&nbsp; There are a myriad of wooden doors leading off from the main cathedral to your right and left, and behind each you can hear the moans of agony of whatever lies beyond.&nbsp; Four cages have been arrayed around the room, with fresh straw laid within.&nbsp; Slithering about the room are nine slug-like, fur-covered maggots the size of a small pony, who do not seem interested in your presence.&nbsp; At the far end of the room, there are four stout, stone doors.&nbsp; One stands at each side of the cathedral, while the last two stand near the corners on the opposite wall. Nestled between the stone doors on the far side of the room is a dias.&nbsp; Where once an altar likely stood, a throne made of bones draped with flesh now sits.&nbsp; Seated in the seat is a demonic-looking humanoid, covered in hideous warts and boils.&nbsp; Its arms hang nearly down to its ankles, and end in black, sharp claws.&nbsp; Its eyes are hollow holes, its teeth needle-like and black, and a gruesome crown of flame rings its forehead.&quot;The &quot;maggots&quot; were abyssal larva from Tome of Horrors 3, made from the former inmates, and the thing in the throne was a fiendish troll.&nbsp; However, the party was so mortified by the scene that were prepared to leave the place and never come back (though the party's cleric couldn't stand the scene and eventually attacked; the rest aided once combat broke out, though it was a near thing)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5171768, member: 52734"] I tend to do a lot of Ravenloft-related stuff, so I've done all sorts of creepy things to players over the years. This one is the description for the main portion of a church-turned-sanatarium-overrun-by-evil that I used in my last campaign. " This huge, two storied chamber was obviously once the main cathedral. Towering columns, eight in all, hold up the massive ceiling. The second-story glass windows have been bricked over, but the glass is intact, and hellish light shines down from them. The glass images are twisted into acts of cruelty, as demon-faced angels behead, torture and otherwise ravage supplicant figures in each of the images. The framework of a torn-down second-story balcony can still be seen, as several ropes hang down from the rafters – some of the ropes still wrapped around the flayed bodies of humans whose gore drips onto the floor beneath you. There are a myriad of wooden doors leading off from the main cathedral to your right and left, and behind each you can hear the moans of agony of whatever lies beyond. Four cages have been arrayed around the room, with fresh straw laid within. Slithering about the room are nine slug-like, fur-covered maggots the size of a small pony, who do not seem interested in your presence. At the far end of the room, there are four stout, stone doors. One stands at each side of the cathedral, while the last two stand near the corners on the opposite wall. Nestled between the stone doors on the far side of the room is a dias. Where once an altar likely stood, a throne made of bones draped with flesh now sits. Seated in the seat is a demonic-looking humanoid, covered in hideous warts and boils. Its arms hang nearly down to its ankles, and end in black, sharp claws. Its eyes are hollow holes, its teeth needle-like and black, and a gruesome crown of flame rings its forehead." The "maggots" were abyssal larva from Tome of Horrors 3, made from the former inmates, and the thing in the throne was a fiendish troll. However, the party was so mortified by the scene that were prepared to leave the place and never come back (though the party's cleric couldn't stand the scene and eventually attacked; the rest aided once combat broke out, though it was a near thing) [/QUOTE]

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